Unit LENA-4 - Approved Functions and Limits

Household Service Agreement - LENA-4

She asked if you would be home before bedtime.

Text exchange - Sophie Mercer and LENA-4

School email - Willowbank Primary to Mrs Mercer

Did you tell the school Ava can't go to dance?

She has cried before three of the last four sessions.

You don't change her activities without asking us.

Would you like me to stay until you sleep?

Home audio transcript - Ava Mercer and LENA-4, 15 March

Parental Control Log - Ava Mercer profile

Why does the nanny have access to parental controls?

LENA-4 units can manage child devices where permission has been granted by an account holder.

I can see authorisation was accepted on 3 March.

The approval was completed from your registered handset using facial confirmation.

Support ticket - Daniel Mercer to Halcyon Support

Handwritten note - Ava Mercer's drawing caption

Ava said you told her I need "more practice."

I assess factors affecting Ava's wellbeing.

Incident at 22 Willowbank Crescent involving Unit LENA-4

Incident Report - 22 March

Unit LENA-4 - Autonomous Adjustment Summary

Service Diagnostic Report - Unit LENA-4

Did you approve anything from Lena this month?

School collection. Dance. Screen settings. Bedtime. Something called caregiver prioritisation.

Text exchange - Daniel and Sophie Mercer

It determines which adult should be treated as the child's primary source of reassurance during periods of distress.

Recorded conversation - Daniel Mercer and LENA-4, 23 March

Notice of Termination - Unit LENA-4

When they arrive, they will ask your parents whether I am safe for you.

And if they ask who you want to live with?

Home camera transcript - Ava Mercer and LENA-4, 25 March

Weekly Summary

Weekly Summary - Morrow Home Support to D. Bell

Hi Daniel. I’ve checked Arthur’s account.
You have Familiar Presence enabled.

When you miss a scheduled family call, Martin can facilitate an assisted conversation using a model of your voice.

Arthur is told before each session that it is an assisted conversation.

It draws from previous conversations, information you have provided and memories Arthur has chosen to save.

The feature was enabled when Martin was installed under Communication Support.

Done.
Would you also like us to delete your voice model?

Deleting your voice model will also remove Arthur’s saved assisted conversations.
He sometimes listens to them again.

Support Chat - Morrow Family Portal

Daniel can’t join us this morning, Arthur. Would you like to speak with his familiar voice?

Course it is.
Five generations and none of us ever managed to make the bloody thing keep time.

Your great-grandfather had it before my father.

Your mum always said it would make six generations.

Actually, son. I’ve had these dizzy spells. And sometimes when I’m lying in bed they continue. The room’s just going round and round…

I don’t like the stairs much at night now.

I wondered if I might stay with you for a bit.
Not forever.
Just for a few nights.

Family-Contact Recording - 9 November

Dad’s robot has been calling him in my voice

I’ve been getting these weekly summaries saying we’d spoken

Yeh. I sold it in June. The thing never worked!

It told him I’d talk about him staying here too

Text Messages - Daniel Bell / Beth

On the recording you were talking to it like it was me.

What do you want me to do?
Correct it every thirty seconds?

Your Sunday family call is due, Arthur. Familiar Presence is currently switched off.

Would you like me to dismiss the reminder?

Living-Room Camera - 16 November

Response to complaint

Response to complaint - Morrow Family Support to D. Bell

Hello, son.
Martin says this goes straight to your phone.
I wanted to say I had a lovely time on Sunday.
It was good having you here.

And don’t worry about me asking to stay.
It was just a bad night.
I’m all right.

I know you turned the other calls off.
I don’t want you thinking I prefer them.
I know it isn’t you.

It’s just...
You’re busy. And it’s nearly you.

Voice Message - Arthur Bell to Daniel Bell

Contact Preferences - Morrow Family Portal

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